AN AGREEMENT made this 5th day of September, 2007 BETWEEN Mr. Iong Kun Lok (Macau IC No. 7302866(4)) of Building A, F/6-AC, Huoli Plaza, Xin Kou’an Sheng De Lun Street, Macau, and Mr. Lau Wai Yip (Hong Kong IC No. G165723(1)) of Unit L, F/6, Building...
(Translation)
AN AGREEMENT made
this 5th day
of September, 2007
BETWEEN
Xx. Xxxx
Xxx Xxx (Macau IC No. 7302866(4)) of Building A, F/6-AC, Huoli Plaza, Xxx Xxx’an
Xxxxx Xx Xxx Street, Macau, and
Xx. Xxx
Xxx Xxx (Hong Kong IC No. X000000(0)) of Unit L, F/6,
Building 3 Hai Ming Ju, Dong Bei Da Ma Road, Macau.
(hereinafter
collectively called "the Vendors") of the one part
AND
A Power
Agro Agriculture Development Inc. (formerly known as Volcanic Gold Inc.), a
company incorporated in Nevada, USA, Corporation No. C3048-1974, and having its
address at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX Xxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, XX00000, XXX (hereinafter
called "the Purchaser") on the other part.
WHEREAS:-
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The
Vendors are the legal and beneficial owners of Macau Eiji Limitada
(Company No. 22347 SO) (hereinafter referred to as “the said Company”), a
company incorporated in Macau SAR, People’s Republic of China with limited
liability and having its principal place of business at Building A, First
floor, Xx.00-00 X Xx Xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx. Xx. Xxxx Xxx Xxx
and Xx. Xxx Xxx Xxx each has (16,500) and (13,500) ordinary shares
respectively of Macau Dollar One (M$1) only each fully paid up
representing (30,000) shares collectively, (hereinafter collectively
referred to as “the Sale Shares”) aggregating to One Hundred Percentum
(100%) of the issued and paid-up capital of the said
Company.
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The
said Company is the legal and beneficial owners of 75% equity interest in
a Hylocereus Undatus flowers (HU flowers) plantation company in China
known as Hang Sing Tai Agriculture Development Co. Limited (Chinese
Business Register No. 4407852000202) (hereinafter called “HST”), HST is
duly established and incorporated in Enping, Guangdong, China with limited
liability and a registered capital of XXX 000 xxxxxxxx, having its
registered address at No. 1-3 First Floor, Jiang Zhou Shui Zha Office
Building, No. 19 Jiang Xxxx Xx Jiang Jun Road, Juntang Town, Enping City,
Guangdong Province, China. Xx. Xxxx Xiang Jun is the
legal representative of HST and carrying on the business of HU flowers
plantation. (hereinafter referred to as “Principal
Activities”).
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HST
is applying to become a sino-foreign joint venture enterprise, (herein
after referred to as SFJVE), such that corresponding Joint Venture
Agreement (JVA) between the said Company and HST and the Memorandum of
Article and Association of the SFJVE (hereinafter called the M&A) have
been executed and agreed upon in preparation together with the aforesaid
submission. (A copy of each of the said JVA and M&A are annexed hereto
and marked appendix (X) and Appendix (Y)
respectively)
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4.
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The
said Company has no other business activity except the aforesaid holding
of 75% equity interest in HST.
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5.
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The
Purchaser is a company quoted on the OTCBPS of NASDAQ, the United States
of America with Ticker Symbol reference of
“APWA”.
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As
at 5th
September 2007, the financial position of the said Company, as shown in
its management account, is owning 75% equity stake in HST which is
representing its only asset, whereas HST’s Financial Management Account
2007 is evidencing Net Assets of NO LESS THAN United States Dollars (Six
Million Three hundred and Ninety Thousand) (US$6,390,000.00) as at 31st
July2007 excluding the values of the new blocks of land measuring up to
500 Mu (hereinafter referred to as New Land) and based on the exchange
rate of US$1 to RMB7.75 (hereinafter referred to as “the HST
Accounts”). Copies of the HST’s Management Account 2007
and reference of the New Land are annexed hereto and marked as Xxxxxxxx
(X0), Xxxxxxxx (X0) respectively.)
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7.
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The
Vendors have agreed to sell and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase the
Sale Shares free from all encumbrances with all rights to dividends and
other distribution declared made and paid after the date of this Agreement
upon the terms and conditions hereinafter
appearing.
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NOW
IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:-
1.
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Definitions
and Interpretations
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In this
Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words or
expression shall have the following meaning:-
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(a)
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“Purchaser” includes
its respective nominees and successors in title
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(b)
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“Vendors” include
their respective successors in title
;
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(c)
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“The
Completion Date” shall refer to the date of full payment of all monies and
shares payable by the Purchaser herein provided
;
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(d)
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“US$”
means United States Dollars, the currency of the United States of America
;
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(e)
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All
undertakings, agreements, terms, warranties and representations expressed
to be made by two or more parties hereto shall be deemed to be made by
them and be binding on them jointly and severally
;
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(f)
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Reference
to natural persons shall be deemed to include body corporate and the
plural number shall include the singular number and vice versa
;
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(g)
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Words
importing the masculine gender shall be deemed to include the feminine and
neuter gender ;
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(h)
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The
headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not
affect the interpretation of this Agreement hereof
;
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(i)
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Where
an act required to be done within a specified number of days after or from
a specified date, the period is inclusive of and begins to run from the
date so specified ;
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(j)
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A
period of a month from the happening of an event or the doing of an act or
thing shall be deemed to be inclusive of the day on which the event
happens or the act or thing is or was required to be done
;
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(k)
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The
Appendices hereto shall be taken, read and construed as an essential part
of this Agreement ;
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2.
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Agreement For Sale and
Purchase
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2.1
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Purchase Consideration
and Part Payment
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In
consideration of the sum of RMB
Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand (RMB15,500,000.00 equivalent to
US$2,000,000.00) only (hereinafter
call “the Part Payment") now paid by the Purchaser to the Vendors by way of
deposit and part payment towards the purchase price of the Sale Shares (the
receipt of which the Vendors hereby duly acknowledge, and that, its
corresponding paid order, signed receipt and corresponding banking record of the
said payment are annexed hereto marked Appendix E ), (hereinafter referred to as
Part Payment) the
Vendors hereby agree to sell and the Purchasers hereby agree to purchase the
Sale Shares free from all encumbrances with all rights to dividends and other
distribution declared made and paid after the date of this Agreement at the
total purchase price of United
States Dollars Six Million Six Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand
(US$6,675,000.00) only (hereinafter called
"the Purchase Price") and subject to further terms and conditions
hereinafter contained.
2.2
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Payment of Balance
Purchase Price
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The
balance of the Purchase Price amounting to United States Dollars Four Million
Six Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand (US$4,675,000.00) only (hereinafter
called "the Balance Purchase Price”) shall be settled within Ninety (90) days
from the date hereof (hereinafter called “the Completion Date”) by the issuance
of shares by the Purchaser to the Vendors or the Vendor’s nominee(s) amounting
to 2,000,000 units of its shares (hereinafter called “the Purchaser’s
Consideration Shares”) at par of US$0.001 per share. The Purchaser’s
Consideration Shares shall rank pari passu in all respects with the existing
Purchaser’s shares save and except for dividends to be declared for the
financial year ending 31st August 2007.
2.3
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Purchaser’s Right
after payment of the Part
Payment
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After the
Purchaser has paid the Part Payment referred to in Clause 2.1 hereof, the
Purchaser shall become the sole owner of and have the absolute control and
authority over the said Company (hereinafter referred to as Ownership) and the
Purchaser’s remaining obligation of settling the issuance of shares in
accordance with condition and term stated in Clause 3 hereto, shall be regarded
as a moral obligation without affecting the Ownership.
3.
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Due
Diligence
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3.1
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Purchaser's Rights to
Due Diligence
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Not with
standing the fact that the Purchase has done its Due Diligence in respect of
HST’S business affairs satisfactorily during the period prior to the execution
of this agreement. The Vendor agreed that during the period commencing the date
of this Agreement and ending on the Completion Date, the Purchaser as the new
foreign owner of HST shall be entitled to:
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(i)
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make
such reasonable enquiries and to attend at the offices of the
said Company and HST;
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(ii)
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a
due diligence investigation of on the profit records of the said Company
and HST.
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(iii)
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a
due diligence investigation of the profit forecast and projection of the
said Company’s and HST’s operations by the Purchaser and its auditors
;
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(iv)
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obtain
current valuation of HST’s properties to confirm that the Net Asset Value
of the HST is in accordance with records stated in HST’s Management
Account as at 31st
July 2007.
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(v)
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follow
up and carry on the with the application of the Sino joint
venture of HST (SJVHST) and the Purchaser shall proceed with
matters related to the SJVHST as a foreign Joint Venture Partner to obtain
the right to repatriate its share of profits and investment and investment
interest earned and or invested in the SJVHST in the People's Republic of
China.
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3.2
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Vendors'
Obligations
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The
Vendors shall take all steps and do all things necessary to enable the Purchaser
and/or its representatives to carry out the enquiries and the due diligence
investigation as provided in Clause 3.1.
3.3
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Purchaser's
Entitlement to claim
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In the
event that :
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(i)
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the
Purchaser is unable to make reasonable enquiries or attend at the office
of The said Company and HST or carry out the due diligence investigations
due to no fault of the Purchaser;
or
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(i)
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it
is found, as a result of the due diligence investigations or otherwise,
that any of the Representations and Warranties contained in Clause 11 are
untrue, misleading or incorrect or have not been fully carried out in any
material respect, or
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(iii)
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in
any event of any matter or thing arising or becoming known or being
notified to the Purchaser which is materially inconsistent with any of the
Representations and Warranties contained in Clause 11
;
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then the
Purchaser may by notice in writing to the Vendors, to be given not later than
the Completion Date, specify and verify the amount of claims, (hereinafter
referred to as the Claims) and in which event (without prejudice to any claim in
damages), the Vendors shall refund forthwith to the Purchaser the claims
together with interest accruing thereon (if any).
4.
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Delivery of
Documents
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4.1
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Simultaneously
with the execution of this Agreement, the Vendors shall deliver or cause
to be delivered the following documents to the
Purchaser:
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(a)
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The
transfer forms in respect of the Sale Shares duly executed by the Vendors
in favour of the Purchaser and/or the Purchaser's nominee(s) (hereinafter
called “the said Transfers”) together with all the share certificates in
respect of the Sale Shares and all other relevant documents necessary for
effecting the transfer of the Sale Shares to the Purchaser and or the
Purchaser's nominee(s).
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(b)
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The
letters of resignations of all the existing directors from their
respective offices in the said Company each acknowledging that they have
no claims against the said Company for compensation or otherwise;
and
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(c)
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Resolutions
of the Board of Directors of the said Company in accordance with the
Memorandum and Articles of Association of the said Company approving
:-
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(i)
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the
sale and transfer of the Sale Shares from the Vendors to the Purchaser or
its nominee or nominees and the registration of such transfer ;
and
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(ii)
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the
appointment of such persons as the Purchaser may nominate as the new
Directors of the said Company ;
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(d)
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the
common seal and certificate of incorporation of the said
Company.
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(The
documents referred to in Clauses 4.1 (a) to 4.1 (d) are hereinafter collectively
referred to as "the said Documents").
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5.
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Completion
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The
Completion of this Agreement shall take place on the Completion Date,
whereupon:
the
Purchaser shall issue the Purchaser’s Consideration Shares in the name of the
Vendors and/or their nominee(s) as the Vendors shall direct and shall deliver
the share certificates to the Vendors.
6.
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Non-Registration of
the Transfer of the Sale
Shares
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In the
event that the transfer of the Sale Shares cannot be registered in favour of the
Purchaser or its nominee(s) free from encumbrances for any reason whatsoever,
all monies received by or paid on behalf of the Vendors or for or on behalf of
The said Company and HST shall be refunded by the Vendors to the Purchaser or
its nominee(s) free of interest thereon and upon such refund this Agreement
shall be deemed terminated and of no further effect and neither of the parties
shall have any claim against the other PROVIDED THAT all documents received by
the Purchaser shall have by then returned by the Purchaser to the
Vendors.
7.
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Outgoings
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All rent,
assessment charges, rates, taxes and other outgoings if any payable by The said
Company and HST on or before the Completion Date shall be borne and paid for by
the Vendors PROVIDED ALWAYS that the Vendors shall indemnify the Purchaser or
its assigns in respect of any penalties and damages which may be arise as a
result of any late payments or default in payment in respect of such rent,
assessment charges, rates, taxes or other outgoings.
8.
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Vendors’
Indemnity
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8.1
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If
there shall be any breach by the Vendors of any warranty, guarantee,
undertaking and agreement herein contained, then the Purchaser shall be
entitled to be indemnified by the Vendors in respect of any loss resulting
from such breach.
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8.2
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Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, if the effect of any such
breach is that The said Company and HST has incurred or incurs any
liability or contingent liability which would not have been incurred had
there been no such breach, then the Vendors shall make good to The said
Company and HST the amount of the loss occasioned by such liability by
payment in cash to The said Company and
HST.
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9.
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Representations
and Warranties
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9.1
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The
Vendors hereby jointly and severally represent, warrant and undertake to
and with the Purchaser as follows
:-
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(a)
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None
of the Sale Shares which are registered in the names of the Vendors are
subject to any option, charge, lien or encumbrances and the Vendors are
the beneficial owners thereof ;
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(b)
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The
accounts of The said Company and HST as at the 31st
July 2007 gave a true and fair view of the financial position of The said
Company and HST.
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(c)
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The
said Company and HST are not involved in any dispute with any revenue
authorities concerning any matter likely to affect in any way the
liability ( whether accrued, contingent or future) of The said Company and
HST to taxation or other sum imposed, charged, levied or payable under the
provision of any taxation statute.
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(d)
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The
said Company and HST have not prior to the date hereof issued or agreed to
issue any shares or given or agreed to give any option in respect of any
shares nor issued or agreed to issue or give any option in respect of any
debentures or other securities.
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(e)
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There
are no existing service agreements or contracts between The said Company
and HST and any directors thereof.
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(f)
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The
said Company and HST are not engaged in any litigation or arbitration
proceedings and no such proceedings and no prosecution are pending or
threatened against the said Company and the Vendors know of no facts or
matters likely to give rise thereto and that the said Company is not in
default in respect of any obligations whether contractual statutory or
municipal;
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(g)
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The
said Company and HST have no subsidiaries other than the subsidiaries
disclosed hereof. (Hereinafter called the subsidiaries attached hereof
marked appendix (D))
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(h)
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The
said Company and HST have no mortgages liens other encumbrances secured
over any of their properties and assets other than the one disclosed in
the disclosure annexed hereto as Appendix
(G).
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(i)
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The
said Company and HST have in relation to each of their employee (and in so
far as relevant to each of its former employees) complied in all material
respects with all obligations imposed on it by all statutes, regulations
and codes of conduct and practice relevant to the relations between them
and their employees.
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10.
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Default by
Purchaser
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In the
event that the Purchaser shall fail to complete the sale and purchase of the
Sale Shares in accordance with Clause 2.2 hereof, the Vendors shall be entitled
to claim liquidated damages amounting up to the Balance Purchase Price of United
State Dollars Five Million Six Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand
(US$4,675,000.00).
11.
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Force
Majeure
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Notwithstanding
any provision herein to the contrary, no party hereto shall be liable to any
other party hereto for loss, injury, delay or damages suffered or incurred by
any such other party due to a substantial effect, acts of God, government
actions or any other cause which is beyond the reasonable control of the party
the performance of whose obligations hereunder are affected by such
cause.
12.
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Time of
Essence
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Time
wherever mentioned shall be deemed to be of the essence of this
Agreement.
13.
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Notice
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Every
notice, request, consent, demand or other communication under this Agreement
shall be given or made in writing shall be sufficiently served on the party to
whom it is addressed if it is left at or sent by registered post or telegram to
the address given above or to the place of business for the time or to such
address as one party hereto may from time to time notify in writing to the other
party hereto. A notice sent by registered post or facsimile shall be deemed to
have served at the time when it ought in due course of post or transmission to
have been received.
14.
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Governing
Law
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This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws
of Macau SAR.
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15.
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Modifications
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All
parties hereto agree that the provisions herein contained may if mutually agreed
upon be varied, amended, modified or substituted and any such variations,
amendment, modification or substitution thereof shall be in writing and signed
by all parties hereto. In the event of any inconsistency as to any of
the provisions thereof, the one subsequent in time shall prevail.
16.
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Severability
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If any of
the provisions of this Agreement becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
any respect under any law, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
17.
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This Agreement the
Sole Agreement
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This
Agreement constitutes the sole and only agreement between the Vendors and the
Purchaser respecting the sale and purchase of the Sale Shares and correctly sets
forth the agreement reached between them in respect of the subject matter of
this Agreement and supersedes and cancels all previous and other agreements,
negotiations, representations, undertakings or undertakings whatsoever whether
written or oral in respect thereof.
18.
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Costs
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The
Parties hereto shall bear and pay their respective Solicitors’ fees and costs
and the Purchaser shall bear all charges fees and expenses incurred or levied in
respect of the Transfer of the Sale Shares including the stamp duties and the
registration fees thereof and the stamp duty for this Agreement.
19.
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Successors
Bound
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This
Agreement shall be binding on the respective successors-in-title, heirs
and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties
hereto have hereunto set their hands and seal the day and year first above
written.
Signed
by THE VENDORS
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the presence of :-
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Kun Lok)
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Xxx Xxx)
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The
Common Seal of
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THE
PURCHASER
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(Common
Seal of
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A
Power Agro Agriculture Development Inc.
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(Company
No. C3048-1974
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was
hereunto affixed in the
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presence
of :-
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(signed)
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(Solomon
XX Xxx)
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DIRECTOR
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APPENDIX
(X)
SINO
JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT
APPENDIX
(Y)
MEMORANDUM
OF ARTICLE AND ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX
(C1)
HST’S
AUDITED REPORT 0000
XXXXXXXX
(C2)
HST’S
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT AS AT 310707
APPENDIX
(C3)
REFERENCE
TO THE NEW LAND
APPENDIX
(E)
CORRESPONDING
PAID ORDER, SIGNED RECEIPT AND CORRESPONDING BANKING RECORD OF “ THE PART
PAYMENT
APPENDIX
(G)
MORTGAGES
LIENS OTHER ENCUMBRANCES SECURED OVER THE PROPERTIES AND ASSETS
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